The Fran Spielman Show

By Chicago Sun-Times

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Join veteran City Hall reporter Fran Spielman as she interviews Chicago’s biggest movers and shakers. Each week, Fran sits down with a local leader, politician or policymaker to get the inside scoop on the latest news in Chicago.


Episode Date
Joe Ferguson, President of the Civic Federation
May 16, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson
May 10, 2024
FOP President John Catanzara
Apr 30, 2024
New homes for the Bears and the White Sox? Sports business consultant Marc Ganis weighs in
Apr 26, 2024
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates
Apr 18, 2024
Gin Kilgore, acting executive director of Friends of the Parks
Apr 05, 2024
Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th)
Mar 28, 2024
Jeffrey Haydon, president and chief executive officer of the Ravinia Festival
Mar 21, 2024
Primary election preview with Sun-Times' Tina Sfondeles & WBEZ's Dave McKinney
Mar 15, 2024
Ald. William Hall (6th)
Mar 06, 2024
Let's talk Oscars 2024 with Richard Roeper
Feb 29, 2024
Rob Karr, President and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Feb 23, 2024
Former Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson
Feb 15, 2024
Il. House Speaker Chris Welch
Feb 08, 2024
David Goldenberg, Anti-Defamation League Midwest Regional Director
Feb 01, 2024
Mike Glasser & Farzin Parang | The case against Bring Chicago Home
Jan 26, 2024
Emma Tai | Leading Mayor Brandon Johnson's Bring Chicago Home referendum campaign
Jan 19, 2024
Chicago City Comptroller Chasse Rehwinkel
Jan 11, 2024
Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood
Jan 05, 2024
2023 Year in Review with Sun-Times reporters Tim Novak & Tina Sfondeles
Dec 19, 2023
Michael Fassnacht, retiring CEO of World Business Chicago
Dec 06, 2023
Sun-Times reporter David Roeder
Dec 01, 2023
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd)
Nov 16, 2023
Senior mayoral adviser Jason Lee
Nov 08, 2023
Budget Director Annette Guzman
Oct 31, 2023
United States Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel
Oct 23, 2023
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th)
Oct 13, 2023
Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates
Sep 28, 2023
Interim Chicago Police Supt. Fred Waller
Sep 21, 2023
Andre Vasquez, Chairman of the City Council's Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Sep 15, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson: Chicago's plan for the migrant crisis
Sep 07, 2023
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara
Aug 24, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson
Aug 17, 2023
Chief Operating Officer John Roberson
Aug 09, 2023
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th)
Aug 03, 2023
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg
Jul 27, 2023
The Northwestern University hazing scandal | Attorneys Parker Stinar & Patrick Salvi
Jul 20, 2023
Anthony Driver, president of Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
Jul 14, 2023
Chicago Park District Superintendent Rosa Escareno
Jul 07, 2023
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Mayor Johnson's Deputy chief of staff
Jun 29, 2023
Acting Civic Federation President Sarah Wetmore
Jun 22, 2023
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce President Jack Lavin
Jun 15, 2023
Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th)
Jun 08, 2023
Vice-Mayor, Ald. Walter Burnett (27th)
Jun 01, 2023
FOX 32's Mike Flannery
May 25, 2023
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th)
May 18, 2023
Rich Guidice, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s chief of staff
May 10, 2023
Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
May 03, 2023
Jason Lee, a senior adviser to mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s mayoral campaign and transition team
Apr 27, 2023
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd)
Apr 20, 2023
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson camps discuss their path to victory
Mar 29, 2023
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th)
Mar 23, 2023
Jim Franczek, City of Chicago's chief labor negotiator
Mar 17, 2023
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates
Mar 09, 2023
Mayoral election recap | Sun-Times' Tina Sfondeles and WBEZ's Dan Mihalopoulos
Mar 03, 2023
David Axelrod weighs in on the race for Chicago Mayor
Feb 23, 2023
U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Il.), Chicago mayoral candidate
Feb 17, 2023
Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas
Feb 10, 2023
Chicago Police Detective Bob Bartlett
Feb 02, 2023
Mayoral candidate Ald. Sophia King (4th)
Jan 26, 2023
Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson
Jan 19, 2023
Retiring Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26th)
Jan 11, 2023
Mayoral candidate Ja'Mal Green
Jan 03, 2023
2022: A year in review | Political reporters Tina Sfondeles and Dave McKinney
Dec 16, 2022
Sun-Times reporters discuss the legacy of Ald. Edward Burke (14th)
Dec 05, 2022
Chicago election law expert Burt Odelson
Nov 29, 2022
U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
Nov 10, 2022
Former Ald. Proco Joe Moreno (1st)
Nov 03, 2022
Brandon Johnson joining crowded race for mayor
Oct 27, 2022
Paul Vallas
Oct 19, 2022
Ald. Matt Martin (47th)
Oct 13, 2022
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall
Oct 04, 2022
Secretary of State Jesse White
Sep 30, 2022
Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd)
Sep 22, 2022
Remembering Ramsey Lewis with his son, Rev. Bobby Lewis, and Welz Kauffman, former president and CEO of the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park
Sep 15, 2022
Ted Phillips, Chicago Bears President & CEO
Sep 09, 2022
Maurice Cox, Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development
Sep 01, 2022
Brandon Johnson
Aug 26, 2022
Ald. Sophia King (4th) running for mayor
Aug 11, 2022
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th)
Aug 04, 2022
Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
Jul 26, 2022
Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th)
Jul 21, 2022
Juanita Irizarry, Executive Director - Friends of the Parks
Jul 12, 2022
Lori Post, PhD | What causes mass shootings?
Jul 06, 2022
Debriefing Illinois Primary Results | Tina Sfondeles and Dave McKinney
Jun 30, 2022
Ald. Anthony Beale (9th)
Jun 24, 2022
Helene Gayle | Departing Chicago Community Trust CEO
Jun 17, 2022
Former Chicago IG Joe Ferguson
Jun 09, 2022
Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24th)
May 24, 2022
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
May 20, 2022
Chicago's casino | Sun-Times reporters Mitch Armentrout and David Roeder
May 13, 2022
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) and Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd)
May 06, 2022
Widows of two CPD officers who died by suicide tell their emotional story
Apr 29, 2022
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg
Apr 28, 2022
Bill Conway
Apr 21, 2022
Paul Vallas
Apr 15, 2022
Ald. Nicole Lee (11th)
Apr 07, 2022
Dr. Willie Wilson
Mar 29, 2022
Richard Roeper talks Oscars 2022
Mar 24, 2022
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th)
Mar 17, 2022
State Rep. Kam Buckner
Mar 11, 2022
CEO of Hope Chicago Janice Jackson
Mar 04, 2022
David Axelrod
Feb 24, 2022
Sun-Times' Tim Novak, Mark Brown, and Jon Seidel discuss Patrick Daley Thompson conviction
Feb 17, 2022
Jonathan Jackson
Feb 10, 2022
Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Erin Harkey
Feb 03, 2022
Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd)
Jan 27, 2022
CTU VP Stacy Davis Gates
Jan 20, 2022
Arne Duncan, founder of Chicago CRED | “Creating Real Economic Destiny"
Jan 06, 2022
Chicago news year in review with Tim Novak and Mark Brown
Dec 23, 2021
Jack Lavin, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Dec 16, 2021
Rob Karr, President of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Dec 09, 2021
Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris
Dec 03, 2021
Ald. George Cardenas (12th)
Nov 18, 2021
Ward remapping | Consultants to City Council's Hispanic Caucus Victor Reyes and Burt Odelson
Nov 04, 2021
Civic Federation president Laurence Msall
Oct 26, 2021
Interim Chicago Park District Chief Rosa Escareno
Oct 22, 2021
Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Cole Stallard
Oct 15, 2021
Sun-Times editorial page editor Tom McNamee
Oct 08, 2021
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, analysis with Nader Issa
Oct 01, 2021
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th)
Sep 23, 2021
Ald. Jason Ervin (28th)
Sep 17, 2021
Rick Telander | Chicago Bears season preview
Sep 10, 2021
Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin
Sep 02, 2021
Joe Weisberg, ex-CIA officer and Creator, Executive Producer of FX's 'The Americans'
Aug 27, 2021
World Business Chicago CEO Michael Fassnacht
Aug 18, 2021
Chief Financial Officer Jennie Huang Bennett & Budget Director Susie Park
Aug 12, 2021
Bill Cameron to retire after 51 years in journalism
Aug 06, 2021
Paul Vallas
Jul 29, 2021
Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th)
Jul 22, 2021
Rosa Escareno returns | Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection Commissioner
Jul 13, 2021
Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt
Jul 01, 2021
Ald. Michelle Harris (8th)
Jul 01, 2021
John Kass
Jun 24, 2021
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd)
Jun 17, 2021
Ald. Sophia King (4th)
Jun 10, 2021
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch
Jun 03, 2021
Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner Rosa Escareno
May 27, 2021
David Axelrod
May 19, 2021
David Greising, president and CEO of the Better Government Association
May 13, 2021
Sun-Times reporters Nader Issa & Lauren FitzPatrick on CPS CEO Janice Jackson
May 06, 2021
Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Mark Kelly
Apr 29, 2021
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx
Apr 22, 2021
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Kirk Dillard
Apr 16, 2021
Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg
Apr 08, 2021
MarySue Barrett, retiring president of the Metropolitan Planning Council
Mar 30, 2021
Donald Lassere, incoming CEO of the Chicago History Museum
Mar 18, 2021
Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety Deborah Witzburg
Mar 11, 2021
Ald. Maria Hadden (49th)
Mar 05, 2021
Retiring Chicago Fire Commissioner Richard Ford II
Feb 25, 2021
Talking snow with Streets & Sanitation Commissioner John Tully and Deputy Commissioner Cole Stallard
Feb 18, 2021
CTU President Jesse Sharkey & VP Stacy Davis Gates
Feb 12, 2021
Retired Chicago Cultural Historian Tim Samuelson
Feb 04, 2021
Ald. Anthony Beale (9th)
Jan 29, 2021
Chicago White Sox radio play-by-play announcer Len Kasper
Jan 22, 2021
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara
Jan 14, 2021
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Jan 07, 2021
2020 year in review with Sun-Times reporter Tim Novak and columnist Mark Brown
Dec 24, 2020
Dr. Allison Arwady | Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health
Dec 17, 2020
Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia
Dec 10, 2020
CPS CEO Janice Jackson
Dec 03, 2020
Marcus Lemonis
Nov 27, 2020
Bob Reiter | President, Chicago Federation of Labor
Nov 19, 2020
Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) | Budget Committee Chairman
Nov 11, 2020
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Nov 06, 2020
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx
Oct 29, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot | 100th Episode
Oct 22, 2020
Chicago Chief Marketing Officer Michael Fassnacht
Oct 15, 2020
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall
Oct 09, 2020
Chicago Sun-Times Executive Editor Chris Fusco
Oct 01, 2020
Samir Mayekar, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Neighborhood Development
Sep 24, 2020
Carol Marin | Award-winning journalist on the next chapter of her career
Sep 18, 2020
Welz Kauffman, retiring Ravinia president and CEO
Sep 11, 2020
Chicago City Budget Director Susie Park & Chief Financial Officer Jennie Huang Bennett
Sep 03, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on The Democratic National Convention
Aug 20, 2020
Sydney Roberts, chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability
Aug 13, 2020
How students will return to Northwestern | Luke Figora, Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Aug 06, 2020
Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), chairman of the Committee on Public Safety
Jul 29, 2020
Chicago Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney
Jul 23, 2020
CTU President Jesse Sharkey and Vice President Stacy Davis Gates
Jul 16, 2020
Former U.S. Secretary of Education and former CPS CEO Arne Duncan
Jul 08, 2020
Chicago Cubs play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes
Jun 30, 2020
Commissioner Rosa Escareno | Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection
Jun 25, 2020
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul
Jun 18, 2020
Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24th)
Jun 11, 2020
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Jack Lavin
Jun 05, 2020
Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner Gia Biagi
May 29, 2020
FOP President John Catanzara
May 21, 2020
Reflecting on Mayor Lightfoot's first year in office with BGA President David Greising
May 15, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot | The plan to reopen Chicago
May 08, 2020
FOP President Kevin Graham
May 01, 2020
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) | Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s City Council floor leader
Apr 24, 2020
Dr. Allison Arwady | Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health
Apr 17, 2020
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
Apr 10, 2020
Sam Toia & Michael Jacobson | Illinois Restaurant Association and Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
Apr 03, 2020
Pat O'Brien | Republican candidate for Cook County State's Attorney
Mar 27, 2020
Sun-Times Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet
Mar 13, 2020
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx
Mar 06, 2020
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Feb 28, 2020
Cook County State's Attorney candidate Bob Fioretti
Feb 20, 2020
Cook County State's Attorney candidate Donna More
Feb 12, 2020
Cook County States Attorney candidate Bill Conway
Feb 07, 2020
Interim Police Supt. Charlie Beck
Jan 30, 2020
Finance Committee Chairman Scott Waguespack
Jan 24, 2020
Planning & Development Commissioner Maurice Cox
Jan 16, 2020
Retiring Illinois Senate President John Cullerton
Jan 10, 2020
Chicago news of 2019, a year in review | Tim Novak and Mark Brown
Dec 20, 2019
Chicago's Chief Financial Officer Jennie Huang Bennett and Budget Director Susie Park
Dec 13, 2019
Fraternal Order of Police President Kevin Graham
Dec 04, 2019
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Nov 22, 2019
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall
Nov 15, 2019
Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady
Nov 08, 2019
CTU President Jesse Sharkey & VP Stacy Davis Gates
Nov 01, 2019
Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Oct 18, 2019
CPS CEO Janice Jackson
Oct 11, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd)
Sep 27, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Anthony Beale (9th)
Sep 20, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Bill Cameron, WLS political editor and City Hall reporter
Sep 13, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: David Greising, president and CEO of the Better Government Association
Aug 23, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Chicago Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara
Aug 16, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Sun-Times reporter Mark Brown & Tim Novak on union boss John T. Coli
Aug 02, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell
Jul 26, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: COPA chief administrator Sydney Roberts
Jul 19, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: CTU President Jesse Sharkey and Vice President Stacy Davis Gates
Jul 12, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th)
Jun 28, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Fraternal Order of Police President Kevin Graham
Jun 21, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: City Clerk Anna Valencia
Jun 14, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Jack Lavin, President and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Jun 07, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) and Ald. Jason Ervin (28th)
May 31, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Matt O'Shea (19th) & Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th)
May 24, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot
May 17, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Anthony Beale (9th)
May 10, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd)
May 03, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Mayor Rahm Emanuel 3 weeks before leaving office
Apr 26, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Sun-Times reporters Tina Sfondeles and Mark Brown
Apr 19, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson
Apr 12, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot
Apr 05, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson
Mar 31, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Laurence Msall
Mar 22, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ray LaHood
Mar 15, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Melissa Conyears-Ervin and Ameya Pawar
Mar 08, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Toni Preckwinkle
Mar 01, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Lori Lightfoot
Feb 22, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: David Axelrod
Feb 15, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Gery Chico
Feb 08, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Amara Enyia & Dorothy Brown
Feb 01, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Tim Novak & Mark Brown
Jan 29, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Tom Tunney (44th)
Jan 18, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Pat O'Connor
Jan 11, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: Jon Seidel & Tim Novak
Jan 04, 2019
The Fran Spielman Show: CDOT Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld
Dec 21, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Toni Preckwinkle
Dec 17, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: David Axelrod
Dec 07, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th)
Nov 30, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Susana Mendoza
Nov 15, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Willie Wilson
Nov 11, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Dorothy Brown
Nov 02, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Bill Daley
Oct 26, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Amara Enyia
Oct 19, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Rahm Emanuel
Oct 12, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Troy LaRaviere
Sep 28, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Gery Chico
Sep 21, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Ald. Patrick O'Connor (40th)
Aug 30, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Ja'Mal Green
Aug 24, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Paul Vallas
Aug 17, 2018
The Fran Spielman Show: Lori Lightfoot
Aug 10, 2018